Biden approves mobilizing 1,500 armed troops to southwest border

Three high-ranking officials in the Biden administration say the president has approved mobilizing 1,500 sending active-duty Army troops to the southern border to support the Border Patrol before the lifting of Title 42. The deployment was first reported by Fox News. 

The officials did not say how many troops could be sent for next week when Title 42, imposed during the Trump administration as a health measure for COVID-19, comes to an end, and thousands of migrants are expected to attempt to cross the border.

They said the troops would be on active duty, not in the National Guard, and would not be armed. To comply with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the military from enforcing the law within U.S. borders, the troops will be support for the Border Patrol.

During the Trump era, more than 5,000 soldiers were sent to the border, and now it is estimated that the Biden government will not even come close to that number.

During the Trump administration, armed troops were even sent to the southern border of the country after "an altercation on U.S. territory between five or six Mexican army elements, equipped with high-powered rifles, and an equal number of National Guard troops."

At the time, the American left and some military leaders strongly criticized Trump, saying that the deployment of troops to the southern border was completely unnecessary. The recent violent events at the border show that President Trump was right.

According to Fox News, Biden is considering sending 1,500 soldiers to the southern border before the end of the Title 42 on May 12, which has been imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.